DFA: Beijing resto ban on Filipinos an isolated case
By Tarra Quismundo
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday shrugged off as an “isolated case” the reported ban on Filipinos by a Beijing restaurant.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday shrugged off as an “isolated case” the reported ban on Filipinos by a Beijing restaurant.
A Korean national, who owns the P5-million floating restaurant that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had shut down, is facing charges of violating Philippine environmental laws.
“Fun and food with family and friends” summarizes what the owners of Smiling Jack Station want for their restaurant business. They may have just struck the right formula for attracting the mainstream American market because these two ingredients – fun and food – are what usually bring all kinds of people together. Conveniently located and accessible through I-880, I-580 and I-238, this East Bay city’s Smiling Jack Station is becoming a popular hangout among Fil-Ams who love to meet new friends while enjoying superb food and music.
In the foodie’s paradise that is the San Francisco Bay Area where one can dine out everyday for years and not have to go to the same place twice, Intramuros has slowly but surely earned its rightful place the one Filipino Restaurant. Though not quite the destination restaurant yet that it could be to mainstream gourmands, it has become a favorite among local Filipinos and a place to bring visiting relatives and friends to show off how far Filipino-Americans and their restaurants have come.
Castro Valley, the East Bay town nestled between San Leandro and San Ramon, typically is not in the radar of anyone on the hunt for anything Pinoy. To begin with, there are only a little over 1,200 kababayan there, out of a total population of around 63,000.
There are a thousand and one reasons to be in any public office where waiting is the name of the game, and food tripping isn’t one of them. Some of these ‘straightforward’ offices barely have snack counters or vending machines, and most, if not all, do not allow food and drinks at the waiting area. [...]
Here’s a Luneta in Shanghai, China. No, it’s not a park. It’s a restaurant that serves Filipino cuisine initiated by couple Leonardo “Leo” and Fe Quicho who saw the opportunity to introduce Filipino culture to residents of China’s historic cosmopolitan city. What brought them to Shanghai, despite being long-time US residents since the ‘70s, is [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Local fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. is taking over the operations of a chain of 20 restaurants of its Chinese fast-food brand Chowking in the United States currently operated by a master franchisee. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, JFC said its subsidiary Tokyo Teriyaki Corp. had signed an agreement [...]
